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Elijah Groves
LB · Junior · #12 · 6' 5" · 245 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Cross Plains, TN
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Sideline market estimate
$122.5K
Sam Houston sideline stock
Elijah Groves
LB · Junior · #12 · 6' 5" · 245 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Cross Plains, TN
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Sideline market estimate
$122.5K
Sam Houston sideline stock
LB · Junior · #12 · 6' 5" · 245 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 20, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Junior
Jersey
#12
Height
6' 5"
Weight
245 lbs
Hometown
From Cross Plains, TN
Sideline market estimate
$122.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $113.5K
Confidence meter
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Elijah Groves is a 6' 5" 245 lbs Junior Linebacker for Sam Houston and is listed by ESPN from Cross Plains, TN. The Sideline places the player 5th within the current Sam Houston football roster. The $122.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $113.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
4.9%
Football pool: $2.3M
Pool share of school
3.1%
Sam Houston roster market: $3.7M
Roster dollars tracked
$2.3M
Sam Houston Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Cross Plains, TN
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Sam Houston Bearkats
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 263 nationally
Rating: 0.9106
High school: East Robertson
From: Cross Plains, TN
Class: 2024 / LB
Transfer history
NC State to Sam Houston
2026 portal cycle / Jan 10, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Elijah Groves, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $122.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $122.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $113.5K, equal to about 4.9% of the Sam Houston football market. The player ranks 5th on that roster.
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